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Date:         Tue, 15 Oct 1996 15:04:35 -0400
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From:         karen brown <kpb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>
Subject:      fridge smells hot

I recently purchased an '84 Westy and am sorting things out. The Dometic fridge works fine on electric. I tried it on gas for the first time last week-end and it lit right up. However, a few minutes later a very acrid burning smell was emitted. Could see no smoke so I watched carefully for a couple of hours. The smell remained strong but the fridge got cold. I blew out all vents with compressed air in case of debris but found none. At one point, it sounded like a small cooling fan came on but it went back off and I never heard it again. My father and fellow VW fan is ready to yank the whole unit out which I would very much like to avoid. Does anyone have any advice??

Karen Brown University of Florida Center for Aquatic Plants 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653 352/392-1799 v 352/392-3462 f kpb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/


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